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The curious case of Indonesia


The inaugural issue of the Journal of Indonesian Social Sciences and Humanities is out. From Inside Indonesia, locating culture in the church: Minahasan Christians reinterpret their cultural history and identity through religion; and the media portrays women who marry terrorists as victims, but the reality is far more complex. The Colonized Mind: In Java, Indonesia’s traditionally relaxed Islam has lost ground to an assertive new orthodoxy. Facing down the fanatics: A more tolerant Islam is confronting extremism in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country. How to let Islam and the West live in harmony: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, president of Indonesia, sees tolerance-building as a central task of the 21st century. From stability to chaos in Indonesia: President Yudhoyono is not only indecisive, but

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